Poor Vitesse beat even poorer Volendam

Saturday 27 December 2008

Despite busloads of traveling fans Volendam again stood empty handed after 90 minutes of football against Vitesse Arnhem, who played a tiny bit less bad than the visitors did.

It means Volendam finish the first half of the season last in the league.

The team again showed that they are capable of very little away from their own artificial turf, although in the first half they didn't play that much worse then their opponents.

But at half-time the score board showed 2-0 to Vitesse.

Alexander Büttner had opened the score after 7 minutes and a little later Santi Kolk benefited from a messed up goal kick by goal keeper Jeroen Verhoeven.

Vitesse hadn't won any of their last seven league encounters and were desperate for a little success.

Criticism on coach Hans Westerhof is mounting, and despite escaping the last spot by beating Volendam the play of Vitesse is still very poor.

Despite being 2-0 up at home against the team that has been bottom of the table all season Vitesse were very nervous in the second half and that only got worse when Melvin Platje pulled one back shortly after the break.

Volendam had one good chance to equalize, but Frank van der Struijk cleared the ball of the goal line.

Vitesse were hanging by their fingernails until substitute Mads Junker decided matters by scoring a third.

Vitesse-FC Volendam 3-1
1-0 07' A. Buttner
2-0 25' S. Kolk
2-1 55' M. Platje
3-1 83' M. Junker